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Nigeria: ISIS affiliate executes 11 people to 'avenge Baghdadi's killing'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Dec 29 (ANI): An affiliate of the Islamic State in Nigeria has said that it has executed 11 people in retaliation for the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria in October.
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14 troops killed after terrorists attack convoy in Niger
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Dec 27 (ANI): 14 members of the security forces were killed after armed terrorists ambushed their convoy in the West African nation of Niger, country's Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, adding that several assailants were also killed in the incident.
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French President says 33 terrorists killed in Mali operation
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 22 (ANI): As many as 33 terrorists were 'neutralised' in an operation by French forces in the West African nation of Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced.
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Aung San Suu Kyi rejects genocide charges against Myanmar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Dec 11 (ANI): Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday categorically rejected charges of the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority, which have been placed against Myanmar's military by West African nation of Gambia.
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Pirates kidnap 9 crew members of Norwegian vessel in West Africa waters
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Porto-Novo [Benin], Nov 04 (ANI): A Norwegian vessel belonging to the J. J. Ugland shipping company has been attacked by pirates, who kidnapped nine of its crew members, the company has announced.
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RITES, Ghana Railways Development Ministry sign MoU to promote cooperation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Ghana Railways Development Ministry and RITES on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote long-term bilateral cooperation in transport and infrastructure projects in West African nation.
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Senegal may place 'substantial order' for e-rickshaws, says Foreign Secret
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 27 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Monday said that Senegal may soon place a "substantial order" for e-rickshaws. India had previously given 250 of the solar-powered vehicles to the West African nation.
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President Kovind returns home after three-nation visit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind returned home on Sunday after a successful week-long official tour to the West African nations of Benin, The Gambia, and Guinea.
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President Kovind honoured with Guinea's highest award
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Conakry [Guinea], Aug 4 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has been conferred with the National Order of Merit, the highest award of Guinea, during his official visit to the West African Nation.
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You're a living bridge between 2 nations, Prez Kovind tells Indian diaspor
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Conakry [Guinea], Aug 3 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind, currently on the last leg of his three-nation tour to West Africa, on Saturday addressed the Indian community here and hailed them as a living bridge between the two countries.
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India extends line of credit worth $170mn for water related projects in Gu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Conakry [Guinea], Aug 2 (ANI): India extended a line of credit worth USD 170 million for the installation of water-related projects in Guinea during President Ram Nath Kovind's last-leg of the three-nation tour to West Africa.
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President Kovind arrives in Guinea
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Conakry [Guinea], Aug 2 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Guinea on Thursday on the third leg of his three-nation tour to the West African region.
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